Suffolk
Sports Hall Of Fame
Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2009
and participated in different sports,
but they have one thing in common, a
desire to help others.
Eight individuals and one organization were
inducted Thursday, May 7.morning.
at the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame
induction ceremony and dinner.
The inductees certainly have the athletic
credentials to be inducted into
the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, but
they also represent athletes and coaches
who work hard to make their communities
better places. The Suffolk
Sports Hall of Fame, which opened
late in 2008, has become a symbol of
honoring sports and those who dedicate
themselves to helping others.
College men’s basketball teams from
2003 and 2004, along with Head Coach
Rich Wrase and assistants Pat Poliscatro,
and Jim McGowan were among the honorees.
Former Suffolk Community College
basketball player Ronald White
said he was honored to represent
the college. “It was a team situation,”
White said of Suffolk’s success.
“It was a matter of setting your
ego aside and saying, ‘This is what’s
best for the team.’”
Team Inductees
Suffolk County Community College Mens Basketball Teams
National Champions 2003 and 2004
Individual inductees include:
• Pete Harnisch
• Melvin Fowler Jr
• John Nitti
• Jerry Brown
• Kevin Cassese
• Rich Castellano
• Patricia Habers
• Joe Maniaci
